VerdysChavis

The funeral will be 2 p.m. Friday at Praise and Worship Ministries in Red Springs, Bishop Ricky Deese and the Revs. Dr. Michael Cummings and Eddie Carter officiating. Burial will follow in the Mt. Hebron Church Cemetery.

She was preceded in death by her husband, the Rev. Elbert Chavis; her parents, Mr. James R. and Mrs. Verlie Mae Jacobs; two sisters, Brenda Locklear and Patricia Jacobs.

Mrs. Verdys served as First Lady at several churches in both North and South Carolina (Mt. Hebron, Hoke County Holiness, and Pee Dee Chapel). She was known to many of the kids as Grandma, Nana, and Aunt Verdys, a stern, but a loving, Godly woman. Mrs. Verdys loved to attend church and singings. After 20 years of faithful service, she retired from LOF Glass Inc in 1997. She found a new fulltime job in her kitchen cooking for her family. She was very involved with planning events for her graduating Class of 1958 (Pembroke Senior High). Her words of wisdom helped many people to overcome. She fought her battles putting God first in her life. However; her greatest accomplishment is 2 Corinthians 5:8 "to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord." Rest easy sweet child of God.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Revels Funeral Home Pembroke.

"May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow."- Sandra Blue (Pembroke, NC)

"Wendy so sorry for your lost"- brenda scott (Maxton, NC)

"I'm so sorry for ur loss. I wasn't able to attend the services due to my health issues. I wanted the family to know they r n my thoughts n prayers. Love yall from a distant cuzin RHONDA WYNN"- Rhonda Wynn (Lumberton, NC)

"Chasity your mother was a joy to be around so sorry for your loss. Will always remember her holding Camillia down for Glenda to pierce her ears that was funny!! You are in my prayers Carolyn, Bobby, Camillia Smith"